BMW has filed a patent for a new fastener design that underscores the automaker’s long-standing willingness to chart its own ...

German automakers have a decades-long reputation for forcing people to buy specialty tools. BMW has managed to take that specialty tool requirement and crank it up to a level we've never seen before.

Shoulder screws, also known as shoulder bolts and stripper bolts, are machine screws with an integral shoulder or journal between the head and thread. Although they are not readily available in local ...